FASHION Magazine
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London: Behind the scenes at Mark Fast’s fall show
Mark Fast puts the finishing touches on a look worn by model Anouck Lepere. Photography by Fiona Garden Karen Munnis is a London-based Canadian stylist who worked backstage on Mark Fast’s Fall 2010 show. Read on for her first-hand account of the action and some backstage shots.
Although preparation for fashion week happens months in advance, show day is always an exhilarating, albeit stressful, time for a designer. Saturday’s presentation of Canadian designer Mark Fast’s Fall 2010 collection on Saturday was no exception.
The fittings and casting at the Ten Manchester Street Hotel went well into the the night before the show (meaning 1 a.m.), the morning start is at a sensible 10 o’clock. Mark Fast arrives from his flat with a few underpinnings made at his atelier in North London. He’s met by stylist Daniela Agnelli to finalize the thirty looks to be shown at the Topshop venue later in the day. While the looks are being paired up with opaque tights and bespoke Christian Louboutin shoes–done in ruby red, burgundy, navy and tan knits to match the collection–breakfast is being ordered up by managing director Amanda May, who knows exactly what Fast likes to eat. “He’s my other husband!” she says.